People’s Union for Democratic Rights

A civil liberties and democratic rights organisation based in Delhi, India

Condemn Fascism in the Name of Nationalism

Feb 12, 2016 | Others

PUDR strongly condemns the Delhi Police for arresting the JNU students’ union president, Kanhaiya Kumar today, 12th February, on charges of sedition and criminal conspiracy for holding a protest demonstration on February 9th against the judicial hanging of Afzal Guru,...

PUDR salutes Professor Randhir Singh

Feb 5, 2016 | Others

Peoples Union for Democratic Rights mourns the death of Professor Randhir Singh, who passed away on Sunday 31st January, 2016. He was teacher par excellence to many, guide and philosopher to many more. For us he spanned the pre and post 1947 India which was marked not...

Admission opens a can of worms

Feb 1, 2016 | Encounters

On 23rd July 2009, the Manipur police claimed to have had an encounter with a ‘PLA cadre’ Sanjit, as a result of which Sanjit died. While this version was widely contested by the local people who claimed that Sanjit was murdered in a cold-blooded manner, a set of...